A question on #SpecialAdvisers tabled by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest on 03-04-2025 has been answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent.

Heading: Special Advisers
Question ID: 1792429
UIN: HL6599
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-04-03
Asking Member ID: 1463
Asking Member display name: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what were the pay bands for Government special advisers for each year from 2002 to 2005; and how many special advisers were employed in each of those years within each pay band.
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Date answered: 2025-04-09
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Answering Member ID: 4508
Answering Member display name: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Answering Member handle: RuthAnderson
Answering Member Twitter reference: @RuthAnderson
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Answer text: The Cabinet Office has published details of special adviser appointments annually on gov.uk since 2010 and these are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/special-adviser-data-releases-numbers-and-costs on GOV.UK. Details of special advi...
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Answering body ID: 53
Answering body name: Cabinet Office
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